5 Postures for the Post-Election Season


Published October 29, 2024

Pundits and pollsters say this election may be one of the closest elections in American history. It’s good and healthy that Christians are engaging as they seek to help shape the policies that affect the flourishing our neighbors. But what should our posture be as the people of God when it’s all over? How do we reflect the love of Christ to our neighbors and our friends? Here are five important postures:

1. Gratitude

This sounds counter-intuitive. Can we find something praiseworthy in a divisive, partisan season? Even if we will be grateful when we can stop getting hit with text messages, mailers, and TV ads, we can find room for gratitude that, unlike most people in human history, we even have a politics to complain about.

Consider that right now, nobody in totalitarian regimes like North Korea, Russia, or China is complaining about partisanship. In fact, if you were to ask the average citizen in those countries if they’d trade places with us, they’d gladly accept that offer. America is far from perfect, with lots of glaring problems and issues—hence a political campaign—and yet we are still the freest, most prosperous nation in human history.

We have the opportunity to choose the people who hold public office and the policies they enact. We may wish our point of view had more influence or got more votes, but at least we have some measure of influence. Today, billions of people long for that kind of freedom. So, we should thank God for the privilege of living in America, regardless of who wins the election. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 urges us to “in everything, give thanks.”



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